Weather

High Wind Watch issued December 22 at 12:06PM CST until December 23 at 6:00PM CST by NWS

Effective: 12:06 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014

Expires: 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2014

...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY....AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE GREATPLAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILLDEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND FAR WESTERN KANSAS. THIS ISWHERE THE HIGHEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP....HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGHTUESDAY AFTERNOON...* TIMING...MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY.* WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL IN AREAS OF CROSSWIND... WHICHWOULD MAINLY BE EAST-WEST HIGHWAYS OVER OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILLBE ENHANCED AROUND LARGE OBSTACLES SUCH AS GRAIN ELEVATORS.LIGHT ROOF DAMAGE COULD OCCUR ALONG WITH SPORADIC... BRIEFPOWER INTERRUPTIONS.